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Well I don't understand why Microsoft still supports Windows NT 4.0 it's such a bad useless operating system, when they cut off support for the windows 9x series even when the earliest version of windows 95 is a much better windows than NT 4.0, NT 4 doesn't even support Fat32 …

I am not sure if i am posting this in the right place but here goes... How do i ghost an image of xp so that i can use it in different system with different kind of hard disk(brand), motherboard, cpu and ram. The program i am familiar with to …

everytime i try to start my laptop computer, i get this message on a blue screen (although, it does not look like a traditional Blue Screen of Death)...i've tried reseting to the last settings that worked, but i end up at this same screen: -------------------- STOP: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} …

I didn't know where else to post this, so if it is in the wrong forum, please move it to the correct one. Anyway, I need wireless connection for my laptop, but I want it to work internationally, as I need to use it in both Europe or Asia (mostly …

Hopefully you can help i have an acer aspire 1710 with xp pro and sp2 installed. i have a WLAN 802.11g mini-PCI Module for wireless connectivity. i was using my wireless connetion the other day, until my notebook froze( it often gets hot and freezes) and i had to restart. …

Antivirus is V important as a safety guard,unfortunately it has side effects one of them is attacking your active Trusted programs.One might try an exeptional option but even this utility is diabled in some antiviruses ,and if it was enabled the anti virus also attack your beloved program although it …

I have been having problems with my computer freezing up. It usually happens about 1 minute after turning on the computer....it doesn't matter where it's at in the loading process. It can happen before or after Windows has started. A little about the computer....it is a PENTIUM 4 2.4GHz system. …

My friend deleted all her media on pc, after thinking she'd backed it up (but it didn't work) and emptied the recyle bin. I know there's programs out there to recover files in this instance but can someone suggest a reliable/safe one please? she's running windows XP service pack 1. …

I have searched through and read several sites in vain while trying to correct a recent problem: I downloaded AIM for chats and despite the fact that I unchecked the "Make AIM my default search engine" in the installation, AIM still went ahead and took over my searches. Even after …

I have an emachine that will not boot to windows because it is froze on the BIOS page. It will not respond to the rebootable disc. It doesn't respond to control + alt + del. It doesn't respond to F8 or F2. It doesn't respond to the esc key or …

I have this weird issue where my IDE/ATAPI controller drivers keep reverting to PIO mode instead of staying in ultra DMA 6 mode. What can I do to stop this from happening?

I have network with one router and two computers connected to it (one through wireless connection). I can create 'Remote Desktop Connection' from one computer to other but connection is broken after a few seconds. Ideas?

Anyone else have a problem with the Yahoo Chat Software and Vista? I can log into chat, but cannot hear anything in the voice conference. Nor can I use my mic. Was just curious if anyone else had encountered this problem and been able to resolve it.

The Microsoft Windows embedded product portfolio has just been given a hefty push into the limelight with the official release of Windows 7 technologies over to what Microsoft refers to as manufacturers of specialized devices. During an industry address at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston yesterday, Microsoft announced the …

I get an"Invalid Boot.ini file booting from C:\windows" message when starting up . I use WIN XP. I searched this site for suggestions and followed this one that worked for others....However not for me. "Below is how to edit your BOOT.ini: Most people cannot find BOOT.INI on their hard drive. …

Hi, I have just completed a clean install of XP Pro V2002 with SP3 and all updates on my PC but my mouse is now over sensitive. When I click on anything it may be a double or triple click. When I try to select a file it may open …

Can a 64-bit Operating System be installed on machine having a 32-bit processor??

I know you can delete the file DW20.exe to remove Microsoft Error Reporting's core executable, but is there a system command to kill it? Thanks

I see that previously others had the same problem I am having. When I click on my contacts list and "email contact" I get a javascript error message in the lower left corner. Then a page which says this site is not available. It then disappears and the screen comes …

Hello. Quite suddenly, a rather normal, albeit slow, computer decided to start posting a message box upon signing in to the computer with: Explorer.EXE-Application Error in it. It adds: The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000006). Click on OK to terminate the application. When I go to the Windows Task …

Now if you've heard of [URL="http://www.inspiredeffect.com/FoxFilter/"]FilterFox[/URL], you'll know it is an add-on for Firefox that allows the main user to block those sites they don't want any shared users to access. Now up till V6.0, one could password protect access to FilterFox, disallowing others from simply disabling filters, or even …

I am trying to burn a DVD. I have burned DVDs on my laptop for 3 years. But recently it is not letting me. 1. Explorer shows my DVD drive as a CD drive 2. Whenever I try to burn to a DVD it tells me there is no valid …

I tried searching for this topic but couldn't find anything posted about this. When I make new favorites, sometimes the site has a custom icon and is then shown in the favorites. But, they seem to disappear on me, and now I'm back to all of them being the default …

Hello; Recently I restored a server from a crash, running Windows 2003 Small Business. Most of my computers are working fine on the network, but 3 of them are being a pain in the ass. Their common problem is that their outlook 2003 sporadically disconnects from the exchange server. I …

When I boot up my computer, everything loads up fine; all my start-up programs; everything. But everytime I click on iTunes, Computer, My Documents, anything, it loads but windows explorer suddenly won't respond. I don't know what to do. Will anyone please help?

Hi I am running Windows Vista Home Premium on my current HP computer, and i am using the keyboard that came with it. On it there are a series of shortcut keys that can be programmed to open s web browser, email client, search window etc. and they had been …

How to remove 5 in 1 card reader from boot-up? I have a 5 in 1 card reader where a 3.5 floppy would normally be on my Acer PC. When I check “My Computer” it shows the 5 individual readers as removable drives. Can I set-up my PC so that …

Windows partly hangs on re-boot? After running windows for any length of time, if I am required to re-boot for any reason (software installation, etc) the PC hangs before the “Progress bar” starts to fill across the bottom of the screen. All I get after the initial “post screen” is …

Hi, I have had this problem for a while. I cannot open websites such as. [url]www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk[/url], [url]www.cwjobs.co.uk[/url], [url]www.hmsamuel.co.uk[/url] just to name a few. I have tried downloading different web browers and attempting to open up the pages in then, but suprise, suprise it doesn't work. I know that when I …

I recently had my ex hack into my aol account. I had a security question that she figured out. I fixed it but it got me thinking. What if there is a way to hack into my account? Thinking along these lines I started googling it. I ran across this …

Here what happened to me "out of the blue", meaning it used to work yesterday, and I didn't (knowingly) install any software. When I double click an image file, i.e. a .jpg or .png file, on the Desktop, I see the Window Picture and Fax viewer open and instantaneously closing. …

This is a handy little trick you can use with Internet Explorer 6 to make it boot up extremely fast Make a shortcut of iexplore on your desktop ... right-click on the shortcut to Internet Explorer and add the parameter '-nohome' to the end of the command line, like so: …

I thought I posted this earlier today and now can't find it so here goes again. I have a hijack problem but don't want to go through the regular route to get rid of it because I also have a hard drive that is incredibly cluttered with programs I don't …

[COLOR=#000000]When I plug in any USB digital camera to my Sony laptop, Windows finds the [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]new hardware (disk drive), and installs it, but then the hardware cannot work [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]due to the following error:[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]"Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. To …

I went to bed last night and turned off my computer as normal. When I got up this morning I went to turn it on - it sounded like it was starting fine for about 3 seconds, then it just beeps at me. I tried booting from the boot disk, …

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I have internet explorer and Windows Me. I've set the security settings and privacy settings to default. And then when I go to the install Macromedia Player page nothing happens. It's just a empty box with a small multi colored box in the left top corner. I don't have the …

I'm running windows xp professional, and I've been having trouble accessing web-based email services (hotmail, yahoomail, and also a private microsoft exchange server web interface) from my computer. I've tried using both firefox and internet explorer. When attempting to load my hotmail or yahoo inbox in ie, the page simply …

Hi, I have lost my browser windows toolbar! I have searched just about everywhere and can not find it. I believe a hyjacker may have taken it away, to make it hard to find now. I am operating Windows 2000 pro on IE6. Broadband cable, Comcast...I downloaded mozilla firebird after …

Hi... I am looking for an audio card driver. I do not know who makes the audio card. All it syas on the card is SIMT013B. If I new what is was and who made it, I could find the driver. Does nayone know what card SIMT013B is? Thank you …

Hi. Whenever I put a DVD into my computer DVD/CD-RW drive, it reads it and then the computer locks up. Sometimes it completely freezes my system, and other times I have to click on the DVD/CD drive in My Computer before it freezes. Once I closed everything but what I …

Does anyone knows how to retrive a password or reset on the Windows XP Home edition SP2. I cannot access anymore on my notebook I try safe mode still don't work still asking a password. I have no floppy drive only a CD-Rom.

I am trying to get online and now the computer is not detecting the modem. I have a Dell Dimension DIM4300S, Pentium(R) 4 CPU. System is Microsoft Windows XP 2002. I have check the Device Manager and there is not a modem listed. I have checked the Phone and Modem …

First off, I would like to thank the member with the linux-penguin-in-the-car avatar, prcviewer helped me sort out my svchost.exe problems. However......... Now I have the 20k memory usage process that is "system idle" completely taking over my cpu. It goes up to 95% and will never come down. I …

HI! I have been having problems with MSN Messenger, Explorer, and Hotmail lately. Everytime I try to sign into MSN Messenger, I get a message telling me that my username or password is incorrect (I am absolutely positive they are correct). If I try to sign into MSN Explorer, it …

After installing this for the first time I had to log on when I booted up my computer, which I never had to do before. After I uninstalled it the problem was fixed, but I need it to use some of my favorite programs. Please tell me what I need …

Hi, I am using Windows 10 and there is a lot of space in my system. But still its working too slow. Any app could take several minutes to open and even any website. also while I was try using any app it shows me message that, "App not responding". …

Hi all, How can i save embedded pictures in Outlook 2007 when it only gives the option Copy. I hope someone can advise. Thank you misschillout

We recently enabled folder redirection for a few staff members. After their PST file is migrated to the network share, Outlook can't read it. When we run the Outlook Inbox Repair Tool. We get this error: This data file appears to have been created using a newer version of Microsoft …

My outlook isn´t reading one folder. Maybe email size a large 1.5 GB or maybe files are corrupted I don't know. How to recover it?